A Whole New Game

The pros are cautious about the economy, but still bullish on
stocks

STOCK-MARKET BULLS AND BEARS have kicked up a lot of dust this year, but they haven't advanced the ball much in either direction. Indeed, the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index, at 1095.74, is just about where it stood on Jan. 1, despite a year of record profit growth -- and growing global tensions.

That could change shortly, however, according to the money managers responding to our latest Big Money poll. More than 56% of these professional investors call themselves bullish or very bullish about...